Union minister Naqvi, RCP Singh resign from the cabinet
Naqvi"s Rajya Sabha term ends tomorrow, and the BJP did not name him for another term during recent elections.
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New Delhi, Jul 6: The BJP's Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi quit as Union Minister today amid buzz that he may be his party's choice for Vice President of India.
Naqvi's Rajya Sabha term ends tomorrow, and the BJP did not name him for another term during recent elections.
There are signs that the 64-year-old former BJP spokesperson is being primed for a bigger post. Naqvi began the day with a meeting with BJP president JP Nadda and another with Prime Minister Narendra Modi before handing in his papers. Naqvi and Rajnath Singh are the only two ministers who were also in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee led-BJP government. M Venkaiah Naidu's term as Vice President ends on August 10. July 19 is the last date for nominations for Vice President. The elections will be held on August 6. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, former Union Minister Najma Heptulla and former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh are also in the running, reports say.
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